Senior Technical Architect, Health Sciences

NORR; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned

Job summary

NORR is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to develop design solutions and produce construction documents, collaborating with the design team to meet context, budget, and aesthetics.

You will apply detailing, materials, codes, and construction technologies across all project phases, coordinating with engineers, consultants, and contractors.

Qualifications

• All phases of the project cycle required.
• BIM software skills include Revit, AutoCAD, and related tools.
• Familiarity with MEP and Structural building systems and building codes.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical designs and edits drawings to meet quality parameters, timelines and budget.
• Perform design activities such as programming, code research, material and area calculations.
• Evaluate site conditions and perform site surveys.
• Review project products, services, and shop drawings.
• Process permit response letters and coordinate revisions with engineers and consultants to obtain documentation and permits.
• Coordinate with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant authorities to address constructability concerns.

Skills

Project lifecycle experience

Education

Post-secondary education

Professional architectural licensure/association

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Other architectural design software

Job description

This is an exciting time to join our team. As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who are ready to contribute, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and help shape the future of the built environment. If you are looking for a place where your expertise will be valued, your career can grow, and your work will make a difference, we invite you to explore what is possible with us.

We empower our employees to choose where they work whether remotely, from home or from one of our office locations because we believe flexibility, trust, and collaboration drive great results.

We bring informed programming and design excellence to the forefront of every healthcare project. Guided by human-centric and evidence-based design, our team believes in creating healing environments, placing patients at the center of their care. We identify emerging influences, forecasting adoption of technology and fully understand the implications of market dynamic forces, such as value-based care, integrated practice units and other opportunities that require alignment in the ways that we deliver care.

Learn more about our Health Sciences Portfolio.

As a Senior Technical Architect, you will apply and integrate technical detailing and material technologies to develop design solutions into a concise set of construction documents. Using your ability to analyze and understand design intent you will produce efficient and effective technical design solutions. You will work with members of the design team to develop design solutions appropriate to the context, budget, and aesthetic requirements of architectural projects. You will use your knowledge of detailing, building materials, building codes, and construction technologies to collaborate with other professional disciplines and have opportunities to coordinate the design through all phases of the project.

You Will Make an Impact by

• Developing technical designs and edits architectural drawings to ensure an exemplary solution is delivered that meets quality parameters, project timelines, and budgetary requirements.
• Performing design activities such as programming, code research, material and building systems research, laying out program components, and calculation of program and building areas.
• Evaluating site conditions and performs site surveys.
• Reviewing project products, services, and shop drawings.
• Processing permit response letters and coordinates revisions with engineers and consultants to obtain necessary documentation and permits.
• Coordinating with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant building authorities to address and document issues with constructability or owner concerns.

You Will Bring to the Team

• Experience in all phases of the project cycle is required.
• Architectural design software skills including Revit, AutoCAD and other architectural design software.
• Familiarity with MEP and Structural building systems and building codes is required.
• Have successfully completed related post-secondary education.
• Registered with a relevant professional architectural association is an asset.
• 10+ years of project work experience.
• Experience in industrial projects is an asset.

We Are

The spaces we design and the technology we embrace shape how people live, work, learn, and connect. At NORR, you will collaborate with talented professionals to deliver projects that make a lasting impact on communities across Canada, the US, and the UK. Together we are advancing sustainable design, helping clients reduce environmental impact, and shaping a net-zero future.

As an employee-owned, integrated Architecture and Engineering firm, we support our employees to think differently, embrace innovation, and solve complex challenges together. We invest in your growth, support flexible ways of working, and create opportunities to build a meaningful career.

The hiring base salary range for this vacant position is $105,000.00 - $140,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, internal equity and skills.

NORR is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic: Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.